by mtsimmons | Mar 31, 2011 | Uncategorized
Did you move domains recently or reconfigure your System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM)? Maybe you’ve found your Config Manager site code broken. Here’s a one-liner that shows you How to update a sitecode for SCCM with PowerShell. This assumes that you’ve got...
by mtsimmons | Dec 27, 2010 | Uncategorized
Because of my self-appointed title as an Ultimate Microsoft Fanman, it really pains me to disclose this One-Liner. That’s because saying it is a commonly used suggests that Internet Explorer locks up frequently. Ouch! That hurt to type! Truthfully, it could have...
by mtsimmons | Dec 23, 2010 | Uncategorized
Are you tired of entering the system tag information by hand on Dell’s support web site? You want a fast and easy way to automate Dell support with PowerShell. I’ll show you how to Automate Dell Support With PowerShell in this life changing series! This...
by mtsimmons | Dec 22, 2010 | Uncategorized
I administer a lot of computer brands, and support a wide ecosystem. But I see a lot of Dell Laptops, Desktops, and Servers in my normal day-to-day. A common task is to rebuild a system, or to update a driver after troubleshooting blue screens. When it’s time to...
by mtsimmons | Jul 23, 2010 | Uncategorized
Here’s a great piece of profile customization: Make your PowerShell session have a dark red background each time it starts a session running as an administrator. To do this, I look the built in $host variable, which has several properties in it, such as the...